We always try to put our users first when we create products at Google - and that means we’re thinking about privacy all day, every day, in everything we do. With so much happening in this important area, it’s nice to take a step back and look at the big picture every once in a while.

We just did that from 10th-14th October with our first-ever Google Privacy Week. This was a company-wide series of events designed to ensure we continue to adhere to strong privacy standards and practices, and share the lessons we’ve learned and progress we’ve made over the past year. Google Privacy Week featured more than two dozen talks and training opportunities, with Googlers from around the world participating live or via videoconference.

Google Privacy Week was a great opportunity to evaluate our progress and prepare for the work we have in front of us. It’s inspiring to see the amount of attention Googlers around the world are putting into building products, tools and options that help our users better control their privacy - both on Google products and as they browse the web.

- Relating efforts more to user’s expectations / trust and less about legal / regulatory compliance.

- Embracing transparency by pulling back the curtain to share the “Privacy Week at Google” program with the public.

Next it’s time to focus on keeping “the circle” continuous. Consult, consult, consult with leaders, engineers, product managers. Continue to make Privacy Week at Google an annual educational, entertaining and value add program for employees and users.

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